A former senior executive at Super Retail Group alleges the retailer tried to destroy her reputation and bankrupt her for bringing to light allegations of an affair.
A former senior executive at Rebel Sport owner, Super Retail Group, is alleging the retailer pushed her to the verge of suicide and bankruptcy as punishment for bringing to light allegations of an affair between chief executive Anthony Heraghty and the group’s former HR boss, Jane Kelly.
“I believed that SRG , Mr Heraghty and Ms Pitkin wanted to push me to kill myself, destroy my reputation, and bankrupt me as a means to silence me and punish me for being a whistleblower against them and Mr Heraghty’s partner, Jane Kelly,” Berczelly wrote in an affidavit submitted in the Federal Court as part of Farrell’s proceedings against the retailer.
“When I read the ASX announcement, I was immediately distressed, scared and sickened,” she stated in the affidavit. “I felt that if my identity as one of the employees referred to in the ASX announcement and also as a whistleblower was disclosed to the public, my life and my career would be over.” Documents filed with the Federal Court include allegations that Pitkin in December last year instructed that the company’s whistleblower system be handed over to HR executives reporting to Kelly, who had been the subject of recent whistleblower reports detailing her alleged affair with Heraghty.
Berczelly said her role as company secretary became untenable and she commenced a period of sick leave on February 7 this year and did not return. Super Retail terminated her employment May 3.
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